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1601 Johnston St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3R9

Oslo-based drummer, composer, producer and bandleader Gard Nilssen is one of the European jazz scene’s most active drummers, bringing an energetic, creative, musical, groovy, and fearless dynamic to his own groups Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity and Bushman´s Revenge, ongoing membership in Maciej Obara 4tet, Team Hegdal, and Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, and work with the likes of Bill Frisell, Pat Metheny, Joshua Redman, Ambrose Akinmusire, Bugge Wesseltoft, Fredrik Ljungkvist, Mike Stern, Jamie Saft and Ingebrigt Flaten.
Pianist Brian Horswill and bassist Karlis Silins are two of Vancouver’s most adventurous free improvisers. One half of the minimalism-meets-chaos quartet KneeJerk, they’re equally adept at melodic twists and turns, controlled, confounding clatter, and textural exploration.